Toronto · Ward 11 · PRIVATE

496 Montrose Ave

Toronto, Ontario · postal area M6G · Palmerston-Little Italy

24 units · 3 storeys · built 1930 · managed by LANDLORD PROPERTY & RENTAL MANAGEMENT INC

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RentSafeTO score

85
evaluated Jul 31, 2025 · proactive score 85 · what scores mean

LTB orders, Jan–June 2026

0
no final orders in this period

Rent control

Likely rent-controlled
first occupied before Nov 15, 2018 — the annual guideline (2.1% in 2026) applies · details

Fire code

0
open violations · 2 recorded since 2018 · last inspection Jul 18, 2024

Investment (5 yrs)

no permits on file since Aug 2021

Property standards

9
investigations in the last 2 years · none open now · 2 open deficiencies

Building facts

Heatinghot water
Laundry roomyes
Visitor parkingunavailable
Bike parking0 indoor parking spots and 1 outdoor parking spots
Elevators0
Sprinklersno
Fire alarmyes
Barrier-free entranceno
Pets allowedyes
Non-smokingno
Hydro metered per unitno
Gas metered per unitno
Intercomyes
Lockers / storageno

Self-reported by the building owner or manager at RentSafeTO registration; City of Toronto open data.

Inspection breakdown

Laundry Room2 / 3
Building Exterior1 / 3
Windows2 / 3
Common Area Ventilation3 / 3

Common areas scored 0–3 by the City inspector at the latest RentSafeTO evaluation (3 = no issues found). Only areas assessed at this building are shown.

Neighbourhood & getting around · Palmerston-Little Italy

What rents cost here · Toronto West zone

Zone-wide market averages — not this building's rents
UnitVacant units rent forSitting tenants pay
bachelor$1,671$1,400
1-bedroom$2,025$1,787
2-bedroom$3,050$2,235
3-bedroom+—$3,214

The gap is what moving costs: a vacant 2-bedroom rents about 36% above what sitting tenants pay. Only 12.5% of units changed tenants in the year to the survey. Vacancy rate: 3.9%. Average rents in this zone rose 3.1% over the year (same-structure sample) †. CMHC Rental Market Survey, October 2025.

Region-wide asking rents (Toronto area (CMA), Q1 2026, Statistics Canada, Quarterly Rent Statistics): bachelor $1,760 · 1-bed $2,110 · 2-bed $2,660 · 3-bed $3,250. Rentals.ca & Urbanation National Rent Report, July 2026: City of Toronto average $2,577 across all unit types.

Getting around

Distances from this building
Nearest stop: Bloor St West at Montrose Ave · 11 m
Stops within 500 m: 17
Bus routes: 63, 94, 126, 161
Subway within 500 m: Line 2
24-hour night routes: 300, 363
Nearest subway: Christie Station · 272 m
Nearest intersection: Bloor & Montrose · 24 m
TTC schedule data · routes serving stops within 500 m · straight-line distances · nearest intersection from CornerFacts, our sister site

Who lives in the area

Whole neighbourhood — not this building
Households renting: 58.6%
Renters paying 30%+ of income: 42.9%
Renters in subsidized housing: 5.7%
Median household income: $88,000
Average household: 2.1 people
Median age: 36.8
Homes in 5+ storey buildings: 5.1%
Moved in the past year: 18.9%
Residents: 14,054
2021 census · Palmerston-Little Italy

Area safety

Whole neighbourhood — not this building
2026 so far (to June): 59 assaults, 20 break-and-enters, 5 robberies and 3 auto thefts — 13% more than the same months of 2025
Full year 2025: 92 assaults, 36 break-and-enters, 16 auto thefts and 16 robberies — robbery and break-and-enter run above the typical Toronto neighbourhood; auto theft below.
311 noise complaints in postal area M6G: 227 in 2026 so far (237 in all of 2025).
Police-reported · whole neighbourhood, not this building

What's nearby

Distances from this building
Parks: Christie Pits Park 172 m · Irene Avenue Parkette 228 m · Bickford Park 244 m
Community centres: Bob Abate Community Recreation Centre 79 m · Native Youth Resource Centre 473 m
Libraries: Palmerston 611 m · College/Shaw 861 m
City of Toronto open data · straight-line distances

Schools nearby

Distances from this building
Elementary & middle: Essex Jr Sr & Hawthorne Two Bilingual · 609 m
Secondary (high school): Harbord Collegiate Institute · 573 m
Catholic elementary: St Bruno & St Raymond Catholic Elementary School (Future Site) · 380 m
Catholic secondary: St Mary Catholic Academy Secondary School · 1.1 km
Nearest board-run school by straight-line distance — catchment zones are set by each school board, so confirm with the board's Find Your School tool.
Who to contact about building problems. Put requests to your landlord in writing first. Unresolved property-standards issues go to the City through 311 (RentSafeTO). If 311 doesn't resolve it, your councillor's office can escalate: Ward 11 (University-Rosedale) — Dianne Saxe, Councillor_Saxe@toronto.ca · 416-392-4009.

Score history

EvaluationScore
Oct 30, 202384
Jul 31, 202585

Landlord and Tenant Board orders

How to read these orders and codes →

No final LTB orders were published for this address between January and June 2026. Earlier years will appear as Tribunals Ontario backfills its catalogue to 2021.

Landlord or manager of this building? You can request a correction or add a response that will appear beside this record. Every fact above links to its official source and date.